About this trial
The MIRROR-PAH is a single-center, prospective, observational cohort study evaluating the incremental value of multimodality imaging-derived right ventricular characteristics for risk stratification in patients with Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study aims to determine whether incorporation of echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived right ventricular parameters into established non-invasive risk assessment models results in risk reclassification and improves identification of patients at risk for short-term clinical worsening.
Adult patients with established Group 1 PAH undergoing routine follow-up and with available right heart catheterization (RHC) and CMR data will be consecutively enrolled. Clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic, and follow-up data will be prospectively collected over a 6-month period. Associations between multimodality imaging findings, invasive hemodynamic measurements, risk classification, and short-term clinical outcomes will be evaluated.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults aged 18 years or older
Diagnosis of Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) according to ESC/ERS guidelines
Followed at the study center with a diagnosis of PAH
Availability of right heart catheterization (RHC) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging data obtained within a clinically relevant time interval
Disqualifiers
Age younger than 18 years
Pulmonary hypertension groups other than Group 1 PAH (Groups 2-5 PH)
Absence of either right heart catheterization or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging data within a clinically relevant time interval
Incomplete clinical or imaging data preventing analysis
Trial population
Adult patients with established Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) undergoing routine follow-up at a specialized pulmonary hypertension center. Eligible participants will have available right heart catheterization (RHC), transthoracic echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging data and will undergo prospective clinical and echocardiographic follow-up for 6 months.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Risk reclassification rate after incorporation of multimodality imaging-derived RV characteristics into established non-invasive PAH risk models
The proportion of patients undergoing risk reclassification after incorporation of multimodality imaging-derived right ventricular (RV) characteristics obtained from echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging into established non-invasive PAH risk assessment models will be evaluated. Changes in risk category assignment compared with conventional non-invasive risk stratification will be assessed.
Secondary outcomes
Number of Participants Experiencing Composite Clinical Worsening
Composite clinical worsening is defined as the occurrence of at least one of the following events during the 6-month follow-up period: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment escalation, PAH-related hospitalization, worsening World Health Organization (WHO) functional class, decline in 6-minute walk distance, or death.
Change in Predictive Performance for Composite Clinical Worsening After Addition of RV Imaging Characteristics to Conventional PAH Risk Classification
The predictive performance of conventional three-strata pulmonary arterial hypertension risk classification for 6-month composite clinical worsening will be compared with the predictive performance of an imaging-augmented risk classification incorporating predefined right ventricular imaging characteristics. Predictive performance will be assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.
RV imaging characteristics associated with clinical worsening
Multimodality imaging-derived RV characteristics associated with an increased risk of composite clinical worsening will be identified.
Agreement Between Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-Derived Stroke Volume Index and Right Heart Catheterization-Derived Stroke Volume Index
Agreement between stroke volume index (mL/m²) measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging using ventricular volumetric analysis and stroke volume index (mL/m²) calculated from cardiac output obtained during right heart catheterization will be assessed at baseline using Bland-Altman analysis. The mean difference in stroke volume index (mL/m²) between the two methods will be reported.
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